The World’s Best Marketing CTA (And Why it Works so Well)
This story about the best Call To Action (CTA) shows why it works so well. Good marketing requires fearlessness. Imagine the person who shoved the idea into the spotlight. That gumption to push the crazy idea, fearless neck stuck out. It’s the thrill of when a crazy idea hurls itself off a cliff and sticks the landing.

This is a story about the best Call To Action (CTA), and why it works so well. Good marketing requires fearlessness. You have to be willing to veer left toward the bumpy road of unknown when the rest of the world is veering to the worn-smooth right. Imagine the person who shoved the idea into the spotlight. That willingness — that gumption to push the crazy idea, fearless neck stuck out. It’s the thrill of when a crazy idea hurls itself off a cliff and sticks the landing. Read more
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